Tomasz Sokołowski (born 21 September 1970 in Gdynia) is a former

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Career

He began his career with MOSiR Pruszcz Gdański (fall 1990) upon completing high school. He began playing at MOSiR Pruszcz Gdański in 1980 as a youth. He then moved on to Łyn Sępopol (1991). In 1992, he transferred to Stomil Olsztyn and helped them advance to the Ekstraklasa in 1994. Starting in 1996 he landed with

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. He made his debut for Legia in a Champions League quarterfinal against

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on March 8, 1996. He played at Legia until 2005 (with a brief stint at

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. ( he, מועדון כדורגל מכבי נתניה, ''Football Club Maccabi Netanya'') is an Israeli football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. Afte ...

in 2001). While at Legia he won the Polish championship in 2002, Polish Cup and Super Cup in 1997. In the summer of 2005 he moved on to

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and made 23 appearances in 2005-2006 . A year later before the 2006/2007 season he transferred to

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and helped them advance to the

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. He finished his career with Jagiellonia Białystok in 2008. He has appeared in 12 games for

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and scored 1 goal.

Successes

* 1x Polish Champion: 2001/02 * 1x Polish Cup: 1996/97 * 1x

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: 1997 * 1x

Ekstraklasa Cup The Ekstraklasa Cup ( pl, Puchar Ekstraklasy) was an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs who play in the Polish 1st Division Ekstraklasa. The Ekstraklasa Cup was the fourth attempt at introducing a League Cup competition in Poland. T ...

: 2002

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* * 1970 births Association football midfielders Górnik Łęczna players Legia Warsaw players Living people Maccabi Netanya F.C. players Expatriate footballers in Israel Sportspeople from Gdynia Polish footballers Poland international footballers Ruch Chorzów players OKS Stomil Olsztyn players Jagiellonia Białystok players {{Poland-footy-midfielder-stub